The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-12
Local aud state Notes.

taken in last year the gain represents more than
ID received altogether on some very important
roads.
Local and State Notes
Fl. W. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
Vandalia, was in the city yesterday official
business.
3. O. VanWinkle division freight agent of
the Bee-line, who has been off on a ten days
pleasure trip. returned yesterday.
VIM. Hickleu will take service with the Bee
line on the first of next month Their ticket
Office on South Illinois street will be placed in
his charge.
Transfers over the Relt road are averaging
1900 cars per day, an increase of about 10 per
cent over the number of transfers at the CORE
spending period 1886.
The Corbin- Sully- Maxwell Graves party are
very bullish in their talk about the future Of the
railroad property in which they are interested,
especially the l., B. & w.
Some of the large shippers of this city
complaining of the action of the inspector of
weights. 1t would be well for the local agents
association to look into the matter.
The Indianapolis bolt-works have been manu-
featuring 600 of the Cowell patent coupler for
the Union Pacific road. This coupler is similar
10 the Janney coupler in its construction.
II. P. Wetsell. general agent of the Vandalia
a. this point, left yesterday for Colorado. to be
absent a couple of weeks He accompanied
by his brother-in-law, ID. Seymour, of New York
circular announces the appointment of j. j.
Coleman as North western agent of the L., n. A
Thomas l.. Wolf will look after the companys
business at St Paul and Minneapolis.
The criticism is made that unless the Lake
Erie e. Western people WISH in the near future,
to have ugly wreck at Fall creek they will
see that the bridge there undergoes general
pairs. or that new one is put in its place at
snce.
IL is said that no person will be appointed
vice. chairman of the Trunk-line Association on
the retirement of Mr.. Guilford. Commissioner
Fink. assisted by S. F. Plerson, chairman OF the
passenger department, will endeavor to run
things
Albert S. White, assistant general freight
agent of the Bee-lne, with headquarters at St.
Louis, spent yesterday in the city. He reports
business over the l. g. ST. L. continuing good
for the season and earnings showing up quite
satisfactorily.
s. T. Casterline, late livestock agen t
of the G., st. L. & P. at the IndIanap-
oils stockyards provided well for his
family. He left insurance policies payable to
his wife amounting to 81. 900. and size is also en-
titled TO annuity OF $400 during er life from
an order of which her husband was member.
NJ E. Ingalls,, president of the c., l.. St. l.. G.
c., will reach home to-day. He certainly has
reason to be proud of the record his subordinate
officials have made in handling the property dur
ing his absence. The road has been operated
economically and with freedom from accident
which speaks volumes for those in charge.
The management Of the Peoria, Decatur e
Evansville road have notified the railway com
mission of Illinois that their track lying between
the Illinois Central Junction and Hervey City,
which is used jointly by the p, D. g. E. and the
Peoria & Terre Haute roads, will be imm ediately
put in order. This seven miles of track was
condemned by the commission several days ago.
The big Strong duplex engine Tuesday
hauled the fast express east out of Chicago
the Michigan Central road: At one stretch in
twenty one minutes with ease, which is at the
rate OF sixty-eiRht and half miles an hour.
Another stretch of miles covered in
sight minutes. There were six cars in the train
two o. them sleeping coaches.
Excursion business this season has been
simply immense. The mania to travel at cheap
manner cattle and hogs piled into freight
seems to be general The frightful disas-
ter the Toledo, Peoria & Western. yesterday
morning, may put check on this reckless bust
ness veteran railroader said yesterday that
he did not believe in this cheap excursion bust
ness. and he thought it the duty of the inter-
state commission to say how many coaches
should be hauled in an excursion train and how
many people should be permitted to ride in a
coach on such an occasion.
The investigation now going on to ascertain
Just what III. S. Ives and his fellow directors
have done with the assets of the c., III. & ID.
company. has created impression that one
ran tell whether a railroad is we'll managed or
not. In the G., IL. u ID. case 1t should be noted
that as long as the Ives party made a success of
their bailooning schemes voice of dissent
raised against his Wholesale issue and his hypo-
thecation of stocks by director stakeholder.
II was only when his scheme fell through that n
howl was raised. They have let the game be
played on them and they must now do the best
they can under its inevitable results.
AT Indianapolis and points east Of here the
payment of commissions for the sale of tickets
has become a thing of the past. It is stated
that the Pennsylvania company is selling
through tickets to all radiating points in the
West North, and Southwest. their conditions
regarding the commission question having been
com Piled with by 100 roads. leaving only a dozen
SO of any Importance to wheel into line In
advancing salaries of their agents the Pennsvi-
vania company Is said to have acted very honor
ably. while other roads which were foremost in
pushing the movement 20 abolish the payment
have talked about advancing salaries, but thus
Ear have forgotten to do so.
General and Miscellaneous.